Gasoline pump



GASOLINE PUM P Filed March 25, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet Aug. 14,1928.

E. E. EICKMEYER GASOLI NE PUMP 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 25, 1927 Patented `Ang. 14, 1928.

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My invention, relates to gasoline pumps.

a gasoline `pump in Whichtheintei-ior opere y ating structure may mountedon several ,lV points of support upon the 4base., Without attachingthe. operating structure'to the inclos- Vingcasing, :thereby greatly reducing the cost of production elimlnatingthe usual ring.

which is found vin most cases; tyingthecas- 1l)` ingand the operating structure together.

It is `my objectvto provide Va common base on vwhich. the casing: rests, the casing being` utilized purely v for enclosing purposes; l.while tied tothe base in j theoperative structure is ll` dependently of the casing.

. n. Itis a further obect to provide a Athreepointvsupporton thebase rigidly reenforc-v ing the base and tying thestructurethereto .y toprevent movement. f l0, yIt is an additional object to provide a base so arrangedthat access to the interiormay be readily secured, for'connecting the pipe4 fromthe tank under groundto the operating structure Without lnterfering withl the Il mounting .of the Structure in its predetermined position upon the base. V 4It 'is an additional object of my invention to provide by this arrangement a gasoline pump Which may be structurally strong without the necessity of making its casing excessively heavy, asthe casing has very little stress or strain to withstand, its function being purely protection and ornamental.

Referrmg to the drawings: Figure 1 is a Side elevation of the complete structure showing in dotted linesthe relative location of the operating structure without the casing;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of w Figure 1 looking in the dlrection'of the arrows;

Figure 3 isa section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows;

section on the line 5:-5 of base preferably of drawn steelor cast metal,

which is provlded'v'vith a Supporting shoulder 2 for supporting the casing 3. Y

the interior of the casing integrally Figure 4 1s a section on the line 4-4 ofV y Vformedas a partiel.y the base are three spaced It 1s theob}ect of my invention to provide upwardly and inwardly extending brackets whose .inturned ends 5 constitute eyes through lvvhich lpass the tie-rods 6.. The space betweenthese upstanding members 4 1s sufiiciently large to permit of,v the :at-

Ntachmentof; thenuts 8 to thetie-rods 6 and .112,c0nsistsof a tube Land end members 13V and 14 provided withfeyes on the margin thereof-.through Whichthe staples 6 pass, the bolts being' so threaded that the nuts 15 and 16 treaded on thestay. .bolts clamping the lend members 13 =and'14` of theytubular sleeyeconstitutethe cylinder, thereby provlding for a 'subfassembly ofthe cylinder as a unit,- which 1 greatly facilitates 'manufacture, and, after this sub-assembly has been made, itcan be, drop ed in its completed state. in to position on t e ba'searms `4 by `simply inserting the free ends of the tie-rods 6 A.in the eyes and applying the nuts-8. f

j Thus,a three pointrigid structure is proy vided which attaches the cylinder inv all the mechanism of the pump `which restson top of the cylinder to the base Without any attachment of said mechanism to the enclosing decorative casing 3;

This not onl steel ring, which has been customary as av -part of the casing and as a part ofthe struc-` ture between the operating mechanism and the casing, but it greatly facilitates the production of this pump in sub-assembly units, j

reducing the cost of manufacture and providmg a very much more rigid pump whichris y not affected by any jars or blows ywhich may be imparted to the casing,` which are not ineliminates the castor drawn frequent in ther-operation of gasoline pumps Y l at filling stations.

B f providing a base casting, end cylinder castings; a cylinder and three tie-bolts, it is possible to secure a very strong and rigid structure with the minimum ofexpense.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend Within my invention such modificai I tions as may be necessary to adapt "it toV varying conditions and uses.

Having thusjfully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

.1. VIn a gasoline pump,.a common base; a

lio y pump structure mounted thereon,and a casing mounted on said base independent of they pump structure.

- 2. In combination in a gasoline pump, of

` cylinder consisting of a cylindrical portion,

and end*members,tie-rodsadapted to tie said end members together on said cylinder, said tie-rods having ends projecting for attachment into said base, means for removably attaching said tie-rods to said base, whereby said tie-rods and a said cylinder members may be assembled'as a separate unit and then installedupon the base as a complete unit towvhich they are attached, and a casing mounted on the said base independent of the pump structure. f

5.' In a gasoline pump, a base, a plurality of upstanding spaced arms, three in number,

triangularly disposed,a cylinder mounted on said arms and tie-rods passing through portions of said cylinder and said arms for tying the cylinder and the base together.

6. In a gasoline pump, a base,a plurality, of upstanding spaced arms, three in number,

triangularly disposed thereon, a cylinder mounted on said arms, rods `passing through portions of said cylinder and said arms for tying said cylinder and'base together, and means located within said base, access to which is secured through said arms, placing said cylinder in communication wlth a rcmote tank. y"7. In a gasoline pump, a base having upstanding spaced arms, three in number, equidistantly disposed to one another, the space between said arms and the base heilig su'licient to permit access to the interior of the base, a-cylinder having a cylindrical portion, end members, and tie-rods adapted to attach said end members on said cylindrical portion, said tie-rods being adapted to extend through said arms on said base for attaching the cvlinder to the base.

`8. In a gasoline pump, a base having up standing s aced arms, three in number,

equidistanty disposed to one another, the

space between said arms and the base being sufficient to permit access to the interior of the base, a cylinder havin" a cylindrical por tionand end members, tie-rods adapted to attach saidend members on said cylindrical portion, said tie-rods being adapted to extend through said arms on said base for attaching the cylinder to the base, and means on said cylinder consisting of three equidistantlyspaced feet adapted to rest on said arms and to receive said tie-rods therethrough.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature! EARL E. EICKMEYER. 

